Adobe Video Tools Get Rave Reviews at Sundance 2016

Sundance, the preeminent festival for groundbreaking work and emerging talent, will include a total of 175 films made with Premiere Pro CC and other Adobe Creative Cloud tools. From in-competition feature films like Christine, Gleason andSwiss Army Man to short films and documentaries, likeRichard Linklater – dream is destiny, Premiere Pro CC usage at Sundance has increased 143% percent since 2015.

“With such an ambitious film, we needed the most innovative technology to push creative boundaries,” said Louis Black, co-director of Richard Linklater – dream is destiny, which will premiere at Sundance. “Our story relies on combining decades-old archival footage with interviews from the present. We cut the film in Adobe Premiere Pro CC with incredible results.”

To help indie filmmakers get up to speed on transitioning to modern video editing techniques, Adobe will host a must-see panel at Sundance on January 23 – “Editorial secrets from Hail, Caesar! and Deadpool”, two much-anticipated features due out in February this year.

Hail, Caesar!, from NBC/Universal, is set in Hollywood’s golden age and follows a single day in the life of a studio fixer, who’s presented with plenty of problems to fix. The film is produced, directed, written and edited by four-time Oscar-winning filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen. The panel will include the film’s post-supervisor and associate producer Catherine Farrell and additional editor Katie McQuerrey.

Deadpool, a 20th Century FOX film, is based on Marvel Comics’ most unconventional anti-hero, Deadpool, and tells the back story of former Special Forces operative-turned-mercenary Wade Wilson. The panel will include director Tim Miller and Vashi Nedomansky, the Premiere Pro CC, editing consultant and workflow specialist on the film.

These former Avid Media Composer and Apple Final Cut Pro filmmakers will discuss their approach to storytelling, state-of-the-art workflows, and how and why they switched to Adobe Premiere Pro CC. The panel will be held on Saturday, January 23 from 3:30-4:30 pm MST at the Airbnb Haus (596 Main Street, Park City). For those unable to attend the panel, a recording will be available the following week atwww.adobe.com/go/video.

“Adobe really revamped Premiere Pro CC from the ground up. I love the interoperability with other programs like After Effects CC and the ability to do quick composites,” said Tim Miller, director of Deadpool. “We need an uninterrupted workflow between the idea and output. Premiere Pro CC is clean and fast, which is what I want.”